Glasses

Friday was our big day for Ellee to get her eyes dilated to see what her prescription for glasses will be.  It was a disaster, to say the least, but over all, I'm fairly happy with the results.  Doctor visits are not fun to begin with, but even more true when you have a child in the middle of a Severe Hypo.  At least we got a break between the drops and exam to let her eyes dilate so that we could get food in her and get her brought back up to a functioning blood sugar level.

Once she started functioning, the exam went better.  As she was going through describing the pictures on the wall as the doctor flipped the lenses in front of her eyes, it was almost like a light coming on and getting brighter!  Once Dr. D dialed in her prescription, the excitement in Ellee's voice rose excitedly as she confidently called out the pictures because she could see them clearly... without straining to make them out! 

The results were better than I thought they would be: 1.50 in one eye, 1.25 in the other. I don't know why, but I expected them to be up over 2, but very thankful!  The best news: the diabetes has yet to effect her eyes!  As odd as it sounds, it's comforting to know that she would have needed glasses had she not gotten the T1D due to genetics. Because T1D is forever, the longer we can go without complications from it, the better.

The bad side of the visit... picking out glasses.  We literally tried on every single pair of kids glasses twice, plus a few they pulled from the back and even some petite women frames.  I was disappointed beyond belief and almost in tears at the thought of putting so much money into something that we didn't like.  Ellee picked out a pair that she liked, but I did not, and her only reasoning is because they were pink.  I made the decision to run over to another optical store to look for frames, but with El & Dani plus 2 other kids in tow (don't ask because I was not happy about it) going across the mall was no easy, simple, or fast task.  At my wits end, completely frustrated, and 4 kids complaining that they were hungry, I decided to call it a day and get the one pair of glasses that I liked (even though El didn't).  With school starting in less than a week, I knew I needed to get a pair on order to get them in right away.  I decided it would be easier and I wouldn't be so stressed if I got her a pair now, then I can take my time looking at other stores for a pair that we both agree on.  Probably not the smartest decision, but I admit that I do not do well under stress.

These are the frames I picked out, but we ordered them in a "gunmetal gray".  And even though that looks like a smile, she was really ticked and throwing a fit!